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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Advice for newbie please!

From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2005-10-29

On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:50:48 +0200, andrew566020
<andy.jrhall@...> wrote:

>
> Many of the posts I've read advise against the use of an iron and
> recommend a laminator instead. Because of this I went looking for a
> suitable model. It struck me that many of the laminators for sale were
> quoting maximum thicknesses of 250 micron (1/4 mm), this doesn't seem
> nearly enough capacity, am I missing something?


you need to modify most. You can also use a fuser from a dead
printer/copier, but you might need to modify that too.
Usually it's only a matter of removing some spacer or filing something or
adding something, should not be a problem for anyone with basic mechanical
skills. If you are one of those people that can't even assemble flatpack
furniture (i do believe they only exist on TV, nobody can really be that
stupid), get a laminator that accepts boards already (doesn't pulsar sell
one??).

ST